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Brownfields in

Connecticut May 2015

“The term ‘brownfield site’ means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which

may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or

contaminant.” (from the federal Brownfields Act of 2002)

SUMMARY OF BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM

Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the US EPA National Brownfields

Program has since evolved into a collaborative effort involving many federal, state and

local partners. In January 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields

Revitalization Act (“the Brownfields law”) was signed. This law expanded potential

federal assistance for Brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment,

cleanup, and job training. The law also includes provisions to establish and enhance

state and tribal response programs, which will continue to play a critical role in the

successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields. Below is a summary of the US EPA

Region1 funding for each of the key Brownfields initiatives.

EPA Brownfields Funding in New England: Program Distribution by State (1994 2015)*

Program CT ME MA NH RI VT Total

Assessment Grants $16,498,630 $15,609,017 $30,870,131 $9,164,000 $4,103,000 $15,066,000 $91,310,778

Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants

$19,447,473 $16,618,355 $22,543,000 $9,626,790 $6,390,000 $7,000,000 $81,625,618

Cleanup Grants $14,625,500 $9,650,744 $22,394,933 $3,800,000 $9,211,685 $3,075,500 $62,758,362

Job Training Grants $3,240,264 $200,000 $3,531,097 $0 $942,300 $0 $7,913,661

Area-Wide Planning Grants

$0 $375,000 $925,000 $0 $0 $200,000 $1,500,000

EPA Targeted Assessments (TBA)

$2,955,595 $726,339 $6,775,304 $821,171 $709,217 $868,472 $12,856,098

State & Tribal Funding

$13,593,908 $15,513,229 $19,139,040 $15,903,716 $14,079,622 $8,208,038 $86,437,553

Showcase Communities $300,000 $0 $800,000 $0 $300,000 $0 $1,400,000

2009 Recovery Act $3,095,033 $2,510,000 $4,485,000 $2,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,602,000 $15,092,033

Total $73,756,403 $61,202,684 $111,463,505 $41,515,677 $36,935,824 $36,020,010 $360,894,103

Funding totals current as of May 2015

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ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM

State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to inventory,

characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to

brownfield sites. Applicants may apply for $200,000 to address sites contaminated by

hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-

mingled with petroleum) and $200,000 to address sites contaminated by petroleum.

Coalitions of three or more eligible entities may apply for up to $1,000,000 and must

assess a minimum of five sites. A community-wide proposal is one in which sites are not

specifically identified. The performance period of these grants is three years and

recipients are selected through an annual national competition. The figures in the

table that follows are cumulative totals for all Assessment Grants awarded in

Connecticut since 1994.

Assessment Grant Program

Recipient

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Bridgeport $1,400,000 $1,400,000

Bristol $200,000 $200,000

Capital Region Council of Governments $400,000 $1,200,000 $1,600,000

Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development

$400,000 $400,000

Danbury $200,000 $200,000

East Hampton $575,000 $575,000

East Hartford $200,000 $200,000

Greater Bridgeport Regional Council $800,000 $800,000

Griswold $200,000 $200,000

Haddam $156,000 $156,000

Hartford $550,000 $550,000

Meriden $200,000 $600,000 $800,000

Middletown $800,000 $800,000

Naugatuck $200,000 $200,000

New Britain $200,000 $200,000

New Haven $267,000 $267,000

Newington $200,000 $200,000

New London $650,000 $650,000

New Milford $350,000 $350,000

Norwalk Redevelopment Agency $800,000 $800,000

Norwich $350,000 $350,000

Plainfield - Former InterRoyal Mill Property $200,000 $200,000

Preston - Norwich State Hospital $200,000 $200,000

Regional Economic Xcelleration (REX) $200,000 $200,000

South Central Regional Council of Governments $200,000 $200,000

Stamford $359,500 $359,500

Stratford $800,000 $800,000

Torrington $599,130 $599,130

Valley Council of Governments $1,142,000 $1,142,000

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Recipient

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Waterbury Development Corporation $1,200,000 $1,200,000

Waterbury Development Corporation - Waterbury Industrial Commons, 1875 Thomaston Avenue (MPG)

$350,000 $350,000

West Haven $400,000 $400,000

Winchester/Winsted $550,000 $550,000

Assessment Grant Program Totals: $600,000 $16,498,630 $17,098,630

Funding totals current as of May 2015.

REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANT PROGRAM

State, tribal, and local governments are eligible to apply for funding to capitalize a

revolving loan fund (RLF) and to provide subgrants to carry out cleanup activities at

brownfields sites. Applicants may apply for $1,000,000 to address sites contaminated by

petroleum and hazardous substances. Two or more eligible entities may team together

to form a coalition to pool their revolving loan funds. Revolving loan funds generally are

used to provide no-interest or low-interest loans for brownfields cleanups. An RLF grant

recipient may also use up to 50% of the funds to provide subgrants to other eligible

entities, including nonprofit organizations, for brownfields cleanups on sites owned by

the subgrantee. A grant recipient cannot subgrant to itself. An RLF grant requires a 20%

cost share. The performance period of these grants is five years and recipients are

selected through an annual national competition. The figures in the table that follows

are cumulative totals for all Revolving Loan Fund Grants awarded in Connecticut since

1994.

Revolving Loan Fund Program

Recipient

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Berlin $500,000 $500,000

Bridgeport $400,000 $4,750,000 $5,150,000

Capital Region Council of Governments $950,000 $950,000

Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development

$2,468,000 $2,468,000

Greater Bridgeport Regional Council $900,000 $900,000

New Haven $1,550,000 $1,550,000

New Milford $1,711,645 $1,711,645

Regional Economic Xcelleration (REX) $1,850,000 $1,850,000

Stamford $750,000 $750,000

Torrington $1,000,000 $1,000,000

Valley Council of Governments $900,000 $2,250,000 $3,150,000

Winchester/Winsted $767,828 $767,828

Revolving Loan Fund Program Totals: $1,300,000 $19,447,473 $20,747,473

Funding totals current as of May 2015.

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CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM

State, tribal, local governments and nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding to carry

out cleanup activities at Brownfields sites that they own. Applicants may apply for

$200,000 per site to address sites contaminated by petroleum and/or hazardous

substances. Cleanup grants require a 20% cost share. Eligible applicants must own the

site for which it is requesting funding in order to qualify. The performance period of

these grants is three years and recipients are selected through an annual national

competition. The figures in the table that follows are cumulative totals for all Cleanup

Grants awarded in Connecticut since 2003.

Cleanup Grant Program

Recipient Site

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Municipalities

Bridgeport Chrome Engineering Site, 405 Central Avenue

$200,000 $200,000

Mount Trashmore, 329 Central Avenue

$200,000 $200,000

Pacelli Trucking Site, 79-119 Trowell Street and 310-318 Eagle Street

$200,000 $200,000

Producto Machine Site, 990 Housatonic Avenue

$200,000 $200,000

Progressive Plating Site -Hastings Avenue

$200,000 $200,000

AGI Rubber Site, 141 Stratford Avenue

$200,000 $200,000

Bridgeport Housing Authority

Park City Apartments, 127 Garden Street

$200,000 $200,000

Bristol Former H.J. Mills Property, Lot 49-50

$200,000 $200,000

Former H.J. Mills Property, Lots 61-1A & 61-2

$145,033 $145,033

East Hampton Gong Bell, 103 Main Street $200,000 $200,000

Summit Thread Powerhouse, 13 Watrous Street

$200,000 $200,000

Greenwich Cos Cob Power Plant, 22 Sound Shore Drive

$200,000 $200,000

Griswold Triangle Plastic & Wire Cable Property, 226 East Main Street

$200,000 $200,000

Hartford 354-380 Hudson Street $200,000 $200,000

393 Homestead Avenue $200,000 $200,000

70 Edwards Street $200,000 $200,000

40 Chapel Street -Downtown North Project Area

$200,000 $200,000

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Recipient Site

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Municipalities

Meriden 116 Cook Avenue $200,000 $200,000

Butler Street Insilco Site, 104 Butler Street

$200,000 $200,000

77 Cooper Street $200,000 $200,000

The HUB, 1 & 77 State Street

$200,000 $200,000

50 East Main Street $200,000 $200,000

Middletown Midstate Autobody, 1 Kings Avenue

$200,000 $200,000

Portland Chemical Works Site, 680 Newfield Street (rear)

$200,000 $200,000

Remington Rand Complex, 180 Johnson Street

$200,000 $200,000

Naugatuck Parcel C South, 58 maple Street

$200,000 $200,000

New Britain 207 Oak Street $200,000 $200,000

New Haven Brewery Building, 456-458 Grand Avenue

$200,000 $200,000

34 Lloyd Street $200,000 $200,000

56 River Street $200,000 $200,000

10 Wall Street $200,000 $200,000

New Milford Century Enterprise Center, Housatonic Avenue and Aspetuck Ridge Road

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich 26 Shipping Street $200,000 $200,000

Newtown Fairfield Hills Complex, 3 Primrose Street

$200,000 $200,000

Fairfield Hills Complex, Mile Hill Road

$200,000 $200,000

Preston Norwich State Hospital - 14 Route 12

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital - 10 Route 12

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital - 10 Riverview Way

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital -Parcel A, Route 12

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital -Parcel B, Route 12

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital -Parcel C, Route 12

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital - 46 Route 12

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital - 15 Fort Point Road

$200,000 $200,000

Norwich State Hospital - 25 Riverview Way

$200,000 $200,000

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Recipient Site

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Municipalities

Shelton Axton Cross Parcel, 113 East Canal Street

$200,000 $200,000

Rolfite Property, 131 East Canal Street

$200,000 $200,000

Samarius Parcel, 123 East Canal Street

$200,000 $200,000

The Shelton Farm and Public Market, 100 East Canal Street

$200,000 $200,000

Cel-lastik Parcel, 93 East Canal Street

$200,000 $200,000

Chromium Process Parcel $200,000 $200,000

Sprague Baltic Mills Complex, 29 Bushnell Hollow Road

$200,000 $200,000

Mukluk Preserve Pond, 239 Pautipaug Hill Road

$200,000 $200,000

Stamford Seaboard Equities Building, 1 Dock Street

$25,500 $25,500

114 Manhattan Street $200,000 $200,000

Stratford Mercer Fuel Site $200,000 $200,000

Waterbury Development Corporation

16 Cherry Avenue $200,000 $200,000

167 Maple Street $200,000 $200,000

Waterbury Industrial Commons, 1875 Thomaston Avenue (MPG)

$200,000 $200,000

West Haven Former BEC Terminal, 101 – 105 W ater Street

$200,000 $200,000

Non-Profit Organizations

East Hartford – Goodwin College

1 - 5 Riverside Drive $200,000 $200,000

133 Riverside Drive $200,000 $200,000

195 Riverside Drive $200,000 $200,000

365-367 Main Street $200,000 $200,000

361-363 Main Street $200,000 $200,000

Georgetown – Georgetown Redevelopment Corporation

Gilbert and Bennet By-Product, 15 North Main Street

$200,000 $200,000

Hartford – North Star Center for Human Development, Inc.

Hartford Car W ash, 2434 -2470 Main Street

$200,000 $200,000

New London – Habitat for Humanity of Southeastern Connecticut

Vacant lot, Fitch Avenue $200,000 $200,000

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Recipient Site

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Non-Profit Organizations

New London -Renaissance City Development Association, Inc.

Parcel 5C1 - Howard & Shaw Streets

$200,000 $200,000

Parcel 5C2 - Howard & Hamilton Streets

$200,000 $200,000

Waterbury – New Opportunities Economic Development Corp.

39 Cherry Street $200,000 $200,000

177 Cherry Street $200,000 $200,000

215 Cherry Street $200,000 $200,000

Waterbury – Police Activity League of Waterbury, Inc.

27 Division Street $200,000 $200,000

57 Division Street $200,000 $200,000

Willimantic -Willimantic Whitewater Partnership, Inc.

Willimantic Whitewater Park $200,000 $200,000

Winsted – Wall of America Foundation

Whiting Hosiery Company, 100 Whiting Street

$200,000 $200,000

Cleanup Grant Program Totals: $345,033 $14,625,500 $14,970,533

Funding totals current as of May 2015.

JOB TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM

State, tribal, local governments and non-profits are eligible to apply for funding to assist

residents of communities impacted by Brownfields take advantage of jobs created by

the assessment and cleanup of brownfields. Applicants may apply for $200,000 and

must be located within or near a Brownfields Assessment Grant community. The Job

Training Grant Program’s goals are to prepare trainees for future employment in the

environmental field and to facilitate cleanup of brownfields sites contaminated with

hazardous substances. The performance period of these grants is two years and

recipients are selected through an annual national competition. The figures in the table

that follows are cumulative totals for all Job Training Grants awarded in Connecticut

since 1994.

Job Training Grant Program

Recipient

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Bridgeport - Department of Social Services $398,500 $398,500

Middlesex Community College $400,000 $400,000

North Star Center for Human Development $500,000 $600,000 $1,100,000

Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board $400,000 $400,000

Stamford $200,000 $200,000

The Workplace $1,241,764 $1,241,764

Job Training Grant Program Totals: $500,000 $3,240,264 $3,740,264

Funding totals current as of May 2015.

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AREA-WIDE PLANNING GRANTS

State, tribal, local governments and nonprofits are eligible to apply for funding to

develop Brownfields Area-Wide Plans and specific implementation strategies for

integrating the cleanup and reuse of brownfield sites into neighborhood revitalization

efforts. Applicants may apply for up to $200,000 to conduct research, technical

assistance and training that will result in an area-wide plan and implementation strategy

for key brownfield sites, which will help inform the assessment, cleanup and reuse of

these properties and promote area-wide revitalization. Funding is directed to specific

areas, such as a neighborhood, downtown district, local commercial corridor, or city

block, affected by a single large or multiple brownfield sites. The performance period of

these grants is two years and recipients were selected through a national competition in

2010, 2013 & 2015.

TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENTS (TBA)

One of EPA’s non-grant programs is the Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA)

Program. TBAs are conducted by an EPA contractor on behalf of municipalities or non-

profits. This is a “grant of services” where an EPA contractor performs the site

assessment. The purpose of a TBA is to minimize the uncertainties associated with

actual or perceived contamination that complicates the redevelopment of vacant or

underutilized properties. The average value of these assessments is $100,000. There is

usually one round of selections per year and applications are accepted at any time. The

Brownfields Law expanded the TBA program’s eligible sites to also include those

contaminated solely by petroleum products. Call Alan Peterson at (617) 918-1022 for

more information. Below is a summary of the sites and amount of TBA funding received

in Connecticut since 1997.

EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments

Recipient Site

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Bridgeport 50 Miles Street $15,615 $15,615

Pacelli Trucking, 79-199 Trowell Street & 310-318 Eagle Street

$76,233 $76,233

Johnsons Creek Properties $115,000 $115,000

Swan Engraving, 385 Hanover Street

$52,448 $52,448

Bristol H.J. Mills Box Factory, 149-151 Church Street

$64,867 $64,867

JH Sessions & Sons $100,000 $100,000

Derby O'Sullivan's Island $96,981 $96,981

Glastonbury Field-Holstein Property, Phelps Street

$84,905 $84,905

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Recipient Site

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Greenwich Cos Cob Power Station (Former), 22 Sound Shore Drive

$116,291 $116,291

Hartford 10 Reserve Road $59,403 $59,403

Hartford Car W ash, 2434-2470 Main Street

$22,895 $22,895

Ledyard Erickson Property, 110-114 Military Highway

$10,952 $10,952

Manchester Buckland Manufacturing, 131 Adams Street

$26,408 $26,408

Meriden International Silver Factory, Cooper Street

$80,000 $80,000

Middletown Portland Chemical Works, 680 Newfield Street

$70,444 $70,444

New Haven 34 Lloyd Street $50,000 $50,000

New London Fitch Avenue (Habitat for Humanity)

$100,000 $100,000

Penn Central Transportation Co., Foot of State Street

$51,692 $51,692

North Haven 249 Sackett Point Road $100,000 $100,000

Norwalk South Norwalk Train Station

$100,000 $100,000

Norwich 26 Shipping Street $100,000 $100,000

Occum Roto Print, 2 Taftville0Occum Road

$84,903 $84,903

Plainfield InterRoyal Mill, 20 Reservoir Road

$116,397 $116,397

Plymouth Hart Property, 269 Main Street

$75,000 $75,000

Preston Former Norwich State Hospital

$350,000 $350,000

Prospect U.S. Cap & Jacket, Inc., 214 New Haven Road (Route 69)

$78,836 $78,836

Redding Gilbert & Bennett, 1 North Main Street

$100,000 $100,000

Shelton Cel-Lastik Site $100,000 $100,000

Rolfite Chemical, 131 Canal Street

$61,815 $61,815

Samarius Property, 123 Canal Street

$13,602 $13,602

Shelton W aterfront, Canal Street

$100,000 $100,000

Chromium Process, 113A East Canal Street

$83,125 $83,125

113 Canal Street East $80,000 $80,000

Southington Beaton & Corbin Factory, 318 North Main Street

$100,000 $100,000

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Recipient Site

2009 Recovery Act

Funding Regular Funding Total Funding

Sprague Baltic Mills $100,000 $100,000

Vernon Amerbelle Textiles, 104 East Main Street & 5 Brooklyn Street

$100,000 $100,000

Hockanum Mill, 200 West Main Street

$96,196 $96,196

Roosevelt Mills, 215 East Main Street

$71,587 $71,587

Waterbury 777 South Main Street $100,000 $100,000

EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessments Totals: $350,000 $2,955,595 $3,305,595

Funding totals current as of May 2015.

STATE & TRIBAL BROWNFIELDS FUNDING

States and tribes play a significant role in identifying, cleaning up and redeveloping

brownfield properties. EPA provides up to $50 million annually in grants to states and

tribes to establish or enhance their response programs that address the assessment,

cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfields. States and tribes can use this funding to

establish or expand voluntary cleanup programs, perform environmental assessments

and cleanups, capitalize a cleanup revolving loan fund, purchase environmental

insurance, establish or maintain a public record of sites, oversee cleanups, and to

conduct site specific activities. Below is a summary of the amount of funding received in

Connecticut since 1994.

State & Tribal Brownfields Funding

Recipient Year Funding

Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Pre-Law $2,018,595

2003 $998,726

2004 $912,031

2005 $951,916

2006 $1,025,340

2007 $1,035,693

2008 $1,045,693

2009 $950,000

2010 $888,250

2011 $812,749

2012 $762,756

2013 $737,432

2014 $747,432

2015 $707,295

State Program Total: $13,593,908

Funding total current as of May 2015.

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State Assessments

Recipient Site

Ansonia Cook Industrial Site

Berlin Berlin Center

National Automatic

Pioneer Precision Products, 889 Farmington Avenue

Cornwall Neoweld Corporation

Derby Derby DOT Parcel

Hamden New Hall Street School (Rochford Field)

Hartford Hartford Car W ash

Meriden Canberra Industries (Meriden HUB)

New Haven 142 River Street

561 Elm Street & 485 Orchard Street

Portland Connecticut DOT Site #1

Shelton Samarius Property

South Windsor Hi-G Company Property

Westbrook Turnpike Autowreckers

Windsor American Tool & Machine

SHOWCASE COMMUNITIES

Showcase Communities were selected as national models demonstrating the benefits of

collaborative activity on brownfields. These communities are distributed across the country

and vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support from federal

agencies including tax incentives were leveraged, depending on the needs of each

Showcase Community. An important goal of this program was to develop national models

that demonstrate the positive results of public and private collaboration to address

brownfields challenges. Showcase Communities were selected through a national

competition in 1998 & 2000.

Showcase Communities

Recipient Funding

Stamford $300,000

Showcase Communities Total: $300,000

Funding total current as of May 2015.

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EPA NEW ENGLAND BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM CONTACTS

BROWNFIELDS SECTION CHIEF

John Podgurski, 617-918-1296 podgurski.john@epa.gov

BROWNFIELDS COORDINATOR

Frank Gardner, 617-918-1278 gardner.frank@epa.gov

ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM

Christine Lombard, 617-918-1305 lombard.chris@epa.gov

CLEANUP GRANT PROGRAM & STATE FUNDING

Jim Byrne, 617-918-1389 byrne.james@epa.gov

REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANT PROGRAM

Joe Ferrari, 617-918-1105 ferrari.joe@epa.gov

JOB TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM

Kathleen Castagna, 617-918-1429 castagna.kathleen@epa.gov

TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

Alan Peterson, 617-918-1022 peterson.alan@epa.gov

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Jessica Dominguez, 617-918-1627 dominguez.jessica@epa.gov

TRIBAL FUNDING & HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Amy Jean McKeown, 617-918-1248 mckeown.amyjean@epa.gov

GREEN REMEDIATION

Laurie O’Connor, 617-918-1605 oconnor.laurie@epa.gov

PETROLEUM, AAI & NATIONAL PANEL COORDINATOR

Dorrie Paar, 617-918-1432 paar.dorrie@epa.gov

ON DETAIL TO EPA HEADQUARTERS

Jerry Minor-Gordon, 617-918-1312 minor-gordon.jerry@epa.gov

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Danny Rodriguez, 617-918-1060 rodriguez.danny@epa.gov

Visit: www.epa.gov/region1/brownfields

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